May 2006
The complete listing of ‘The Colbert Report’ episodes aired during the month of May, 2006.
Episode 2056: Monday, May 1, 2006 - Jon Meachum
Intro - 5/1/06 | White House Correspondents’ Dinner | The Word - Drug-Fueled Sex Crime | Tip/Wag - Exxon | Jon Meacham (Author - “The American Gospel”) | Sign Off - Spam
Episode 2057: Tuesday, May 2, 2006 - Mike Huckabee | Helen Thomas
Intro - 5/2/06 | Magic! | The Word - Healthy Appetite | Stephen for Press Secretary | Mike Huckabee (Governor of Arkansas and Author - “Quit Digging Your Grave With a Knife and Fork”)
Episode 2058: Wednesday, May 3, 2006 - Paul Rieckhoff | Phil Gingrey
Intro - 5/3/06 | Alan Town | The Word - Name Game | Stephen’s Sound Advice - Gas Prices | Paul Rieckhoff (Iraq War Veteran and Author - “Chasing Ghosts”) | Betterer Know a District - Georgia’s 11th - Phil Gingrey Bonus Edition
Episode 2059: Thursday, May 4, 2006 - Rick Reilly | Earl Blumenauer
Intro - 5/4/06 | National Day of Prayer | The Word - Indulgence | Better Know a District - Oregon’s 3rd - Earl Blumenauer (Senior Writer - “Sports Illustrated” and Author - “Shanks For Nothing”) | Rick Reilly | Stephen’s Keys
Episode 2060: Monday, May 8, 2006 - Shere Hite
Intro - 5/8/06 | Stegul | Porter Goss Resignation | The Word - Not | Shere Hite (Author - “The Hite Report on Female Sexuality” and “The Shere Hite Reader”) | Sign Off - Thank You, Stephen!
Episode 2061: Tuesday, May 9, 2006 - Frank Rich
Intro - 5/9/06 | Double or Nothing | The Word - Superegomaniac | Movies That Are Destroying America - Summer Movies | Frank Rich (Op-Ed Columnist - “The New York Times”) | Sign Off - Closing Credits Contest
Episode 2062: Wednesday, May 10, 2006 - William Bastone | Lee Terry
Intro - 5/10/06 | The Bird Flu | The Word - Athletes Are Above the Law | Better Know a District - Nebraska’s 2nd - Lee Terry | William Bastone | Sign Off - What You Deserve
Episode 2063: Thursday, May 11, 2006 - Madeleine Albright
Intro - 5/11/06 | The West Wing | The Word - Fill ‘Er Up | Tip/Wag - Gold | Madeleine Albright (Former Secretary of State and Author - “The Mighty & The Almighty”)
Episode 2064: Monday, May 15, 2006 - Kevin Phillips
Intro - 5/15/06 | Ahmadinejad’s Letter | The Word - Lunchables | Summaries of Summaries | All You Need to Know - Dick Cheney | Kevin Phillips (Author - “American Theocracy”) | Craziest F#?king Thing I’ve Ever Heard - Gas Prices
Episode 2065: Tuesday, May 16, 2006 - Tyson Slocum
Intro - 5/16/06 | Search for a New Black Friend | The Word - Inoculation | Billboard | Body Parts for Sale | Tyson Slocum (Director of the Public Citizens Energy Program)
Episode 2066: Wednesday, May 17, 2006 - Jonathan Alter
Intro - 5/17/06 | Reagan Dimes | The Word - Democrats | Better Know a President - Theodore Roosevelt | Jonathan Alter (Journalist - “Newsweek” and Author - “The Defining Moment”) | Boycott
Episode 2067: Thursday, May 18, 2006 - Ted Daeschler
Intro - 5/18/06 | Stephen Colbert’s Guardian Eagles | The Word - Libya | Difference Makers - Tim Donnelly | Fract - This Day in Stephen History | Ted Daeschler (Paleontologist at the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia) | Bears Eat Monkey